Metro Briefing | New York: Mineola: Interim Cancer Study

By Al Baker (NYT) (Compiled by Anthony Ramirez)

Published: June 11, 2001

A radiation research group has released data from a long-term cancer study showing that levels of the radioactive carcinogen strontium 90 in baby teeth collected from 544 children in Suffolk County rose 40 percent from the early 1980's through the mid-1990's. The Manhattan group, the Radiation and Public Health Project, said last week that cancer diagnosed in children under 10 increased by 49 percent in the same period. To collect more teeth and continue the study, called the Tooth Fairy Project, local scientists and citizens are seeking $60,000 from Suffolk and Westchester Counties. Al Baker (NYT)